2009/4/26 Ray Saintonge <[email protected]>: > Of course WP:OWN is not about legal ownership. The two approaches > remain irreconcilable, and if I were a defendant in such a case I would > not hesitate to raise WP:OWN in evidence, making the point that it > nevertheless taints legal ownership. The burden of proof remains with > the plaintiff. Given that others can edit the passage, the defendant > may well argue that this implies that the plaintiff does not have the > "exclusive right" required by statute. I think that most judges would > prefer the simple argument.
The only thing WP:OWN has to do with ownership is the name, which is clearly metaphorical. I'm pretty sure the law distinguishes between ownership and control - you can give up some amount of control over something without giving up ownership of it. What statute is it that requires you to have exclusive rights to what? _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
